10/26/2026
Your buyers got a break this week. Here’s how to use it.
What moved: Worries about AI companies’ debt sent investors into the safety of U.S. bonds. Meta and Tesla said they’d spend more carefully, which hit “neocloud” names like CoreWeave, Nebius and Oracle. Unrest in France (500,000+ protesters) added to the flight to safety. The 10-year Treasury fell back under 5% on Thursday, its largest one-day move in over two years, even with WTI oil near $101 a barrel on U.S.-Iran tensions. Housing data: Pending Home Sales fell 7.3% in September to a record low, housing starts fell over 5%, and builder confidence dropped to 29. ICE still shows home values up 0.06% in October. On Friday, the President signed an executive order that, per MBS Highway, directs the FHFA Director to develop a pilot program to proactively eliminate mortgage insurance premiums for eligible borrowers, and directs VA and USDA to lower rates on their loans. Details are still to come.
What’s next: Tue Case-Shiller & FHFA home prices, New Home Sales, Durable Goods. Wed Fed Decision. Thu PCE, GDP, Jobless Claims.
For your buyers: Conditions improved, and they can change quickly. Prepared buyers face less competition right now. Nervous buyer? Comment or DM me UPDATE and I’ll send you this week’s one-page breakdown.